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Mining & the mines, 1954

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School Students See Gold-winning Process

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 3

The group of University High School students who spent last week in camp at Bright were interested in the method of winning gold by cyaniding at Williams’ United Mine, Wandillgong. The method of extracting gold from the sand by the use of cyanide was explained to the boys by Mr. J. Dennis. Photo shows Mr. Dennis demonstrating to the boys the method of mixing the sand and water with the cyanide in the tank…

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Miners jobs in jeopardy

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 16

SYDNEY, Fri. ; The South Australian government has decided to cut it intake of New castle coal by 3500 tons a week…

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Illegal possession of gold alleged

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tues.: Police alleged at Central Police Court today that a man arrested yesterday had had a large quantity of gold…

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To the Editor Says He Has Gold at Tumbarumba

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 5

Sir. — Writing you in regards a gold prospect I am on here in Tumbarumba, the prospect has produced 7½ oz. pure yellow gold…

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S.e.c. Told to Go Ahead with Brown Coal Scheme

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The State Electricity Commission was told today to go ahead with the reopening of the huge Morwell…

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Rich Yield of Gold

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 5

PERTH, Sun. : A kerosene tin of stone from claims on the Banjiworn station, 640 miles north-cast of Perth, has yielded about…

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Grim fight to save mine

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 16

NEWCASTLE, Mon.: Round the-clock shifts are trying to save millions of tons of coal in Australia’s second largest…

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Uranium Mine Owner Collapses

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tues. : A former taxi-driver, who is one of the eight owners of the new uranium field near Mt. Isa,…

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“Too much” coal crisis facing N. S. Wales

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Many N.S.W. coal mines might have to close down because of an “alarming” loss of markets, the Minister for Mines, Mr. Gollan, said today. “The demand for N.S.W. coal has…

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Mines face coal and limestone shortage

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.: Urgently needed coal and limestone supplies for Mt. Isa mines are being held up at Townsville by a shortage…

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Miners to Hold Pit-top Meetings

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Mon. : Combined Union meetings will be held at all coalfields throughout Australia on Wednesday morning…

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Railways deny claims by mines

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 24

BRISBANE, Tues. : T[?] Queensland railways could not continue supplying wagons to Mt. Isa because hundreds were,…

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Pistol point seizure of £1600 worth of gold

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Tues. : Police today seized £1600 worth of allegedly stolen gold at pistol point in a sensational road block on the Omeo Highway, near Omeo…

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Uranium should be under Govt. control— Mines Minister

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The enormous power represented by uranium could not be allowed to fall into irresponsible hands,…

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Two men charged over possession of gold

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 3

OMEO, Wed.: There was a sequel to a police raid on a mine in the Omeo district yesterday, when two men appeared in Omeo…

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Cyclist L. Cocks wins gold medal

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 August 1954 · page 22

VANCOUVER, Fri.: Melbourne cyclist Lindsay Cocks, who paid his own fare to the Empire Games, tonight won a gold…

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U.s. to Sell Coal in Europe

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 August 1954 · page 28

WASHINGTON, Fri.: The United States intended to distribute 10 million tons of coal in Europe and other parts of the…

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S.E.C to buy more N.S.W. coal

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon. : The Victorian State Electricity Commission’s decision to use another 4000 tons weekly of NSW black coal…

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Manufacture of counterfeit gold coins Legal aspects being probed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wed.: Federal Treasury and Law Department officers were investigating the legal aspect of counterfeit gold…

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Miners End 7-Year-old Argument

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Miners’ Federation today agreed to the mechanical extraction of pillar coal,…

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